Corn-cutter.



PATENTED MAR. 22, 1904.

'1'. J. LOVE.

CORN CUTTER.

APPLICATION FILED 001230, 1903.

II II N0 MODEL INVENTOH Iimmqa Jzdve.

A 7709/05 rs.

PATENT Patented March 22, 1904.

FFICE,

THOMAS J. LOVE, OF LINCOLN, ILLINOIS.

CORN-CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 755,510, dated M r h22, 1904.

Application filed October 30, 1903. Serial No. 179,120. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS J. Love, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Lincoln, in the county of Logan and State of Illinois,have made certain new and useful Improvements in Oorn-Outters, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in corncutters, having for an object toprovide a novel construction adapted to operate be tween two standing.rows of corn and pro vided with means for cutting the corn, for holdingthe cornas it is cut, and constructed to admit the adjustment of thecutting devices out of position for use when it is desired to pass bythe shock of corn without cutting the gallas-hill, by which is meant thefour hills of corn which are not cut, but are tied together to set theshock against; and the invention consists in certain novel constructionsand combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a top plan View, and Fig. 2 is a sideelevation, of a corncutter embodying my invention. Fig. 3 is across-sectional View on about line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a detailcross-section on about line I 4: of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a detailperspective View of the cutter-blade. Fig. 6 is a detail section onabout line 66 of Fig. 1, illustrating the hook for securing the rear endof i the swinging carrier for the cutter; and Fig.

7 is a detail section on about line 7 7 of Fig. 1, illustrating the hookfor securing the front end of such carrier.

The machine as shown is pointed and narrow at its front end and issupported low down or close to the ground, so that the operator mayreach down and pick up the stalks of corn that may happen to be downbelow the knives. The machine includes a framing having side beams A andA, diverging toward their rear ends, where they are connected by theaxle B, on which the wheelsB for supporting the rear end of theimplement are journaled. Between the front convergent ends of the sidebeams Aand A, I secure the runner C, having a clevis O or other suitablemeans for the connection of the draft. The platform D extends betweenand is supported on the beams A and A about midway between their endsand slightly in advance of the wheels B and axle B and has the front andrear beams E and E, extended from side to side, as shown in Fig. 1. Tothese beams E and E is hinged at F the inner edge of the carrier F forthe cutter G. v This carrier F inclines correspondingly to theinclination of the side beam A, and the cutter G is rigidly secured toit soit will project from the outer edge of the carrier in position tooperate upon the ground in the manner presently described. As shown, thecutter is formed with the outer wing or blade G and the inner wing orblade G the latter being in advance of the blade G and at a greaterangle to the direction of motion of the implement, as best shown in Fig.1 of the drawings. It will also be noticed that the blades G and G arein the same plane, (see Fig. 2,) so that the cut of the blade G will bein continuation of that of the blade G By hinging the carrier F inconnection with the body of the implement said carrier and the cuttermay be turned from the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2 and in fulllines, Fig. 3, to the position indicated in dotted lines, Fig. 3, andshown in full lines, Fig. 4, the blade being thus adjusted back out ofthe way to enable the implement to pass by the shock of corn withoutcutting the gallas-hill. When turnedto position for use, as shown inFig. 1, the hinged carrier is secured by suitable fastenings, that atthe rear end consisting of a hook H, engaging in a groove or seat h inthe carrier F, while the fastening at the front end of the carrier isshown as consisting of a hook I, engaging at i with a pin or otherprojection at the front endof the carrier. These fastenings can bereadily released when it is desired to turn the cutter back out of theway, as shown in Fig. 4.

For holding the corn as it is cut I provide a standard J on theplatform, near the front edge thereof, and also retain ing-frames K andL, said frames K and L consisting of metallic IOO the same is laidacross the platform, as will be understood from Fig. 3 of thedrawings.

In operation the implement may be drawn by one horse and operated by oneman standing on the platform and holding the corn to the cutter.

An extension-platform D extends from the rear end of the platform D tothe axle D, forming a continuation of the main platform and operating tosupport the ends of stalks resting upon the main platform in the use'ofthe invention.

It will be noticed from Fig. 4 that the beams E are notched or rabbetedat e in the upper side of their outer ends to form seats for the carrierF when the latter is turned to the position shown in Figs. 1 and 3, theends of the beams E forming rigid supports for the carrier F when thelatter is in position for use.

The novel shape of the implement holds it to the center of the row ofstanding corn, and the implement being carried on wheels at the rear islight running, as most of the weight of the operator is borne on thewheels, the front end of the implement being supported'by the runner,which makes it run steadily, and said runner also operates as a guide byfollowing the furrow between the corn.

It will be noticed that the standard J inclines transversely across theplatform opposite the front end of the cutter, that the frame K isarranged in advance of the standard J and of the cutter and extendsapproximately in the direction of the movement of the machine, incliningslightly to such direction, as shown, and that the retaining-frame Lextends transversely the machine adj acentto the rear end of the cutterand is inclined generally in a reverse direction to the inclination ofthe standard J. n

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The improved corn cutter herein described comprising the frame havingthe side beams diverging rearwardly, the wheels supporting the rear endof said frame, the runner at the front end of the frame, the platform onthe frame, the cutter having the front and rear blades arranged one inadvance of the other the rear blade being at a greater angle to thedirection of motion than the front one, the carrier for said cutterhinged at its inner edge to the body of the implement, fastenings forsecuring said carrier extended in position for use, the standard Jinclining transversely across the platform opposite the front end of thecutter carrier and the retaining -frame L extending transversely themachine adjacent to the rear end of the cutter and inclining in a thereverse direction to the inclination of the standard J and cooperatingwith the standard in holding the corn when out substantially as setforth.

2. The improved corn cutter herein described comprising the frame havingthe diverging side beams, the platform, the cutter at one side of theplatform, the carrier for' said cutter movably connected with the frame,the standard J inclining transversely across the platform opposite thefront end of the cutter, the frame K in advance of the standard J andextending approximately in the direction of movement of the machine, andthe retaining-frame L extending transversely the machine adjacent to therear end of the cutter and inclining in a direction the reverse of theinclination of the standard J substantially as set forth.

3. A corn-cutter comprising the framing, the'cutter at one side thereof,the standard J inclining transversely across the machine in front of thecutter and the retaining-frame L extending reversely across the machineadjacent to the rear end of the cutter and inclin ing in a direction thereverse of the inclina tion of the standard J substantially as set

